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Victory (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Joseph Conrad; Robert Hampson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues a young English girl, Lena, from Zangiacomo's Ladies' Orchestra and the evil innkeeper Schomberg, taking her to his island retreat. The affair between Heyst and Lena begins with her release, but the relationship shifts as Lena struggles to save Heyst from the detachment and isolation that have inhibited and influenced his life. Marked by a violent and tragic conclusion, Victory is both a tale of rescue and adventure and a perceptive study of a complex relationship and of the power of love.

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Author

Joseph Conrad; Robert Hampson

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140189780

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.85 / 5 (2,025 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14